The announcement came in the backdrop of demand from almost all domestic and international automakers for a policy roadmap on electric vehicles so that investments can be planned.

Even industry players including Suzuki and SAIC Motors appealed to the government to come out with incentive policies and accelerate construction of infrastructure, such as charging facilities.

Key highlighgts of PM Modi's speech at the Summit

• PM Modi stressed that mobility is a key driver of the economy; better mobility reduces the burden of travel and transportation, and can boost economic growth.

• The Prime Minister pitched for investment in the manufacturing of electric vehicles and the required charging infrastructure.

• He stated that the common public transport must be the cornerstone of mobility.

• He urged people to use public transport rather than private cars to help achieve the goal of congestion-free mobility. Congestion-free mobility is critical to check economic and environmental costs.

• He emphasised on increasing the use of public transport also to focus beyond cars to fight climate-related menace.

• Clean mobility is the most powerful weapon to fight climate change. A pollution-free clean drive, leading to clean air and better living standards for people, is all that is required for clean mobility.

The 7 Cs of PM Modi's vision

PM Modi's vision for the future of mobility in India is based on 7 Cs:

Common

Connected

Convenient

Congestion-free

Charged

Clean

Cutting-edge

New policy on e-vehicles

• PM Modi also unveiled the Government's plan to launch a policy on e-vehicles to boost the sales of e-vehicles in next five years.

• The new policy will seek to support automakers to raise production of battery-powered and alternate-fuel vehicles, as part of efforts to trim down the rising oil import bill.

Suzuki to test 50 e-vehicles in India in October, plans to launch in 2020

While speaking at the Global Mobility Summit 'MOVE' in New Delhi, Osamu Suzuki, Chairman of Japanese auto major Suzuki Motor Corporation, announced its plans to start road tests of its 50 EV prototype vehicles in India in October 2018 as a precursor to launch of EV in 2020.

The company has decided to launch EV in India around 2020 in cooperation with Toyota Motor Corporation. It will commence production of lithium-ion batteries, used in electric-vehicles, at its Gujarat plant in 2020.

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